<p>What software can you recommend that is extremely helpful in its layout/format and is easy to use?</p>
<p>Teen forgets appointments, deadlines, etc. Any advice? She will have a laptop in the fall.</p>
<p>google calender. it now has a “to do” task list as well as a very easy to use calender. If she has an Iphone, google calender will sync instantly with the calender function on her phone, so dates, appts can be viewed/ modified and instantly updated on both.</p>
<p>Google Calendar also has multiple email reminders and you can share it with others. We have calendars for the family and we can overlay all of the calendars together. You need good internet access to use it though. On connected campuses, this shouldn’t be a problem.</p>
<p>Google Calendar and Jott (jott.com) for $4.00 a month (they will give you a free trial month if you want to try it) I call jott toll free from my cell phone (or other phone) and tell it to update my Google. I can leave unlimited 15 second orders. </p>
<p>(example- I say - add appointment with Joe Turner on July 10th at 11 am about the English report).</p>
<p>My google calender is updated online within minutes. </p>
<p>I can do a lot of other things with Jott but I use it mostly to update my google calender quickly and effortlessly… I manage a tone of stuff…</p>
<p>Google calendar can also send text messages to remind you of an appointment or event.</p>
<p>ICal, which comes with Macs, iPhones, and iPod Touches, is fantastic and easy-to-use. You can set alarms, or multiple alarms, to remind you of an upcoming event.</p>
<p>on top of that, they should practice with a normal planner</p>
<p>It’s not a program but a method of organization. In blunt terms: write it down. The only difference between paper and the computer is the computer can notify you, which is effective if it’s on, if you’re looking at it. </p>
<p>Learn to write down the details as well as the mere note “Dentist 4 on Friday.” Write down the address, the phone number so you get in the habit. Then you can use the computer to do more for you.</p>
<p>If she has a Mac, iCal is useful and easy to use. Programs that are a little more feature-heavy are iProcrastinate and Schoolhouse, both free.</p>
<p>Drum roll please … Anyone that the kid will use.</p>
<p>I prefer the ones on the computer, rather than on-line. They tend to be faster. You can get really fancy contact managers, like ACT, or something as simple as the calendar feature in Outlook.</p>
<p>The trick is figuring out how you want to use it. At a minimum, you want to put in Finals, due dates for term papers, etc. But, do you also want to put in other milestones, like Outline for Paper, First draft, etc.</p>
<p>The second trick is getting the kid to put in all the info.</p>
<p>Google calendar is good but i use [Best</a> Todo list and Task manager - Todoist](<a href=“http://www.todoist.com%5DBest”>http://www.todoist.com). It’s so convenient for me (and I’m normally really really lazy) because you just press alt-q and I can access it, and its faster loading for me than google to do list. Give it a try, its free and loads in any browser.</p>